2008 Dodge Nitro

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOMEONE INFORMED HIM THAT HIS ALARM HAD WENT OFF. THE CONTACT WENT TO TURN THE ALARM OFF AND NOTICED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT FLASHING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WENT TO THE VEHICLE THE NEXT MORNING AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT BROUGHT A NEW BATTERY BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO HAVE THE NEW BATTERY JUMPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. AP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE HORN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY NITRO IN 2011 AND SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THE DOORLOCKS TURNING OFF AND ON,ALARM GOING OFF,WIND SHIELD WIPERS GOING OFF,LIGHTS BLINKING AND FLUID DISCHARGING,HORN BLOWING. ETC.... NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THE 2008 NITRO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND NO ONE FROM THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THERE MALFUNCTIONED PARTS. I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT DODGE IN ITSELF IF YOU ARE NOT RECALLING THEIR NITROS AND HAVING THEM FIXED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM CAUSES A SERIOUS INJURY. I HAVE SEEN THE COMPLAINTS THAT IT'S A TIPM PART THAT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND THAT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT'S ON BACK ORDER OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT MY ISSUE IS THIS WHAT HAPPENS IF MY CAR CATCHES ON FIRE DUE TO THERE MALFUNCTIONED PART THAT THEY AREN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT. NEED TO KNOW WHAT AND WHO TO SPEAK TO THAT CAN GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED BECAUSE I FEEL THAT DODGE NEEDS TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE WE OWNERS OF THE 2008 NITRO ARE HAVING. *TR

AT ANY GIVEN TIME ALL OF THE ELECTRONICS ON MY 2008 DODGE NITRO WILL GO CRAZY WITHOUT CAUSE. WHILE YOUR DRIVING OR PARKED, ENGINE ON OR OFF, KEY IN OR OUT OF THE IGNITION THE HEADLIGHTS, WIPERS, HORN, WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID, BLINKERS, DOOR LOCKS, RADIO INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL JUST START GOING ON OR OFF. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR NOW. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS THE TIPM OR TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THEY STATED THAT THE TIPM IS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY CAN NOT TELL ME WHEN MORE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. I CONTACT DODGE/CHRYSLER IN DETROIT AND THEY TOO COULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ON GETTING THIS REPAIRED. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF NITRO OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN LEFT WITHOUT ANSWERS. IF SO MANY VEHICLES ARE EFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE THEN WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? IF I CANT TURN TO MY DEALER OR MANUFACTURER FOR HELP, WHERE DO I TURN? *TR

I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 DODGE NITRO IN NOV 2010 (STILL COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY). I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR SYSTEMS WENT HAYWIRE, THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER FLUID ENGAGED, THE HEADLIGHTS CUTTING OUT AND THE HORN BLARING UNCONTROLLABLY. TURNING THE CAR OFF DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER 3-4 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE WAY TO WORK (THIS TIME THE RADIO TURNED TO FULL VOLUME WITH NO ASSIST), THE HEAT CUT OUT AND THE WINDSHIELD/LIGHTS/HORN WENT NUTS. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS ASSURED THEY'D FIND THE PROBLEM. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTICS, PULLED CODES, BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE SO TOLD ME IT WAS "ABSOLUTELY FINE" TO DRIVE. I CONTINUED TO DEAL WITH THE 'FREAK OUTS' THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, UNTIL ANOTHER ONE HAPPENED WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP (UNTIL WE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY). I BROUGHT IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO PULLED CODES AND SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT I HAD TO BRING IT TO DODGE. ON THE WAY TO WORK AT APPROX 70 MPH, I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR (IT WAS AS IF I WERE SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES-ALTHOUGH THEY WERE NEVER ENGAGED) I AM LUCKY THE PERSON BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND ME AND NOT REAR-END ME. DODGE DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER TOLD MY TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO 'FAIL MODE' THRUSTING ME INTO 2ND GEAR. I PAID FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY TOLD ME A TUNE-UP AND A CLEANING OF THE BATTERY COILS WOULD CLEAR THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WORKED NORMAL FOR A WHILE, BUT THEN HAD TWO MORE INCIDENTS, ANOTHER FAIL MODE ON THE HIGHWAY (WHICH ALSO INCLUDED LIGHTS/WIPERS/HORN). I AM PREGNANT AND FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. DODGE CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE VIDEOS OF THE 'FREAK OUTS' SO THEY CANNOT DENY IT, BUT THEY CHOOSE NOT TO HELP AND TO CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE ME TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE HORN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN ANY OF THE COMPONENTS OFF UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE AND WHEN THE BACK-UP ASSIST SYSTEM HAPHAZARDLY ALERTED THAT THERE WAS AN OBJECT BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OBJECTS OR PERSONS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE BACK-UP SENSORS WAS PUSHED INWARD AND THE PLASTIC BETWEEN THE BUMPER WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE EXHAUST PIPE, BUMPER AND BACK UP SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE HORN, LIGHTS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STALLED,HORN STARTED HONKING,LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON AND STARTED SPRAYING WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID. I WAS GOING 25 MPH THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED, VEHICLE SAT FOR A FEW HOURS THEN STARTED BACK UP. THE 2ND AND 3RD TIME IT DID THE SAME AS THE FIRST WHEN I PRESSED THE DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY FOB, WHEN I HIT THE FUSEBOX IN BEHIND THE BATTERY UNDER THE HOOD IT CEASED. *TR